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Job 4 आयूबस्य चरित्रपुस्तकम् 4

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1

इलीilī फpha सःsaḥ प्रत्यन्रवीत्pratyanravīt।

ilī pha saḥ pratyanravīt|

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2

अन्an ज्ञातःjñātaḥ किमालापःkimālāpaḥ ज्ञेशस्तेjñeśaste वाvā भवेत्bha·vet ततःta·taḥ। किन्तुkin·tu केनke·na भवेच्छक्छंbhavecchakchaṃ वचनेभ्यःvacanebhyaḥ निवत्तितुंnivattituṃ।।

an jñātaḥ kimālāpaḥ jñeśaste vā bhavet tataḥ| kintu kena bhavecchakchaṃ vacanebhyaḥ nivattituṃ||

If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
3

पश्यpaś·ya हितापदेष्रंhitāpadeṣraṃ त्वंtvaṃ बडभ्यःbaḍabhyaḥ परिदत्तवान्paridattavān। स्तेste चca शिथिलोभूतेśithilobhūte! त्वयेवtvayeva सबलीकृताsa·ba·lī·kṛ·tā।।
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paśya hitāpadeṣraṃ tvaṃ baḍabhyaḥ paridattavān| ste ca śithilobhūte! tvayeva sabalīkṛtā||

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4

स्खलिताskhalitā योyo मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ सsa वार्भिरूव्थापितस्तवvārbhirūvthāpitastava यच्चyac·ca जानुदयंjānudayaṃ भुभंbhubhaṃ तत्tat त्वयेवtvayeva स्थिरीकछतंsthirīkachataṃ।।

skhalitā yo manuṣyaḥ sa vārbhirūvthāpitastava yacca jānudayaṃ bhubhaṃ tat tvayeva sthirīkachataṃ||

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5

उपस्थितेu·pas·thi·te चca दुःखैduḥ·khai त्वांtvāṃ त्वंtvaṃ किम्kim उदिजसेudijase ऽधुनाdhu·nā परिस्पुट्parispuṭ शेनśena स्वयंsva·yaṃ किम्kim अवसौदसिavasaudasi।

upasthite ca duḥkhai tvāṃ tvaṃ kim udijase 'dhunā parispuṭ śena svayaṃ kim avasaudasi|

But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6

त्वदीयेखtvadīyekha रभक्तिrabhakti। किंkiṃ नna तवाशास्थलंtavāśāsthalaṃ भवेत्bha·vet। धम्माचारस्dhammācāras तेte किंkiṃ नna प्रद्याशावडकस्तवpradyāśāvaḍakastava।।
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tvadīyekha rabhakti| kiṃ na tavāśāsthalaṃ bhavet| dhammācāras te kiṃ na pradyāśāvaḍakastava||

Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
7

निष्पापःniṣpāpaḥ कोko विनद्धाvinaddhā ऽभूरेतत्bhūretat संसूमय्येतांsaṃsūmayyetāṃ त्वयाtva·yā क्वाkvā तेसरलाचाराःtesaralācārāḥ स्मृतंsmṛtaṃ येषांye·ṣāṃ विलापनंvilāpanaṃ।
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niṣpāpaḥ ko vinaddhā 'bhūretat saṃsūmayyetāṃ tvayā kvā tesaralācārāḥ smṛtaṃ yeṣāṃ vilāpanaṃ|

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
8

अधरम्मकघंणंadharammakaghaṃṇaṃ कृत्वाkṛt·vā हिंसावीजंhiṃsāvījaṃ वपन्तिva·pan·ti येye। छन्तन्तिchantanti तेte तथाta·thā शस्यमेतśasyameta दीक्षितdīkṣita वान६vāna6।।
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adharammakaghaṃṇaṃ kṛtvā hiṃsāvījaṃ vapanti ye| chantanti te tathā śasyameta dīkṣita vāna6||

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
9

विनाशोvi·nā·śo जायतेjā·ya·te तेषांte·ṣāṃ निश्वासाद्niśvāsād इंबरस्यiṃbarasya किki नासिकापवनात्nāsikāpavanāt तस्यtas·ya तेte गच्छन्तिgac·chan·ti विलेपनंvilepanaṃ।।

vināśo jāyate teṣāṃ niśvāsād iṃbarasya ki nāsikāpavanāt tasya te gacchanti vilepanaṃ||

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
10

सिंहस्यsiṃ·has·ya रुध्यतेrudhyate नादोnādo गृगेन्द्रस्यापिgṛgendrasyāpi गजनgajana। वनराजकुमाराणांvanarājakumārāṇāṃ भज्यन्तेbhajyante दन्तपङ्कयःdantapaṅkayaḥ।।
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siṃhasya rudhyate nādo gṛgendrasyāpi gajana| vanarājakumārāṇāṃ bhajyante dantapaṅkayaḥ||

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11

भत्तणीbhattaṇī यस्यyas·ya चाभावात्cābhāvāt च्यंcyaṃ गच्छतिgac·cha·ti केशरीkeśarī। सिंदीष्वकढन्दsiṃdīṣvakaḍhanda खkha चतुदcatuda दda विvi कौय्येतेkauyyete।।
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bhattaṇī yasya cābhāvāt cyaṃ gacchati keśarī| siṃdīṣvakaḍhanda kha catuda da vi kauyyete||

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
12

सप्रच्छत्ंsapracchatṃ खरःkharaḥ कस्खिद्kaskhid उपासपंन्मदन्तिकाupāsapaṃnmadantikā। उपांखुupāṃkhu कथितंka·thi·taṃ तस्माद्tas·mād ग्द्धीतंgddhītaṃ जवणेनjavaṇena मेme।।
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sapracchatṃ kharaḥ kaskhid upāsapaṃnmadantikā| upāṃkhu kathitaṃ tasmād gddhītaṃ javaṇena me||

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
13

नेशदशंनजातानांneśadaśaṃnajātānāṃ भावनाbhāvanā ताम्tām उपस्थितोu·pas·thi·to। यस्मिन्yas·min कालेkā·le मनुष्येषुmanuṣyeṣu निद्राnidrā घोरतराghoratarā पतेत्pa·tet।।

neśadaśaṃnajātānāṃ bhāvanā tām upasthito| yasmin kāle manuṣyeṣu nidrā ghoratarā patet||

In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
14

साध्वसंsādh·va·saṃ वेपथुेवvepathueva माम्mām उपराक्राग्यतांuparākrāgyatāṃ तदाta·dā। मदीयाख्यीनिmadīyākhyīni सर्व्वाणिsar·vā·ṇi प्रारभन्तprā·ra·bhan·ta चca कम्पितुःkampituḥ।।

sādhvasaṃ vepathueva mām uparākrāgyatāṃ tadā| madīyākhyīni sarvvāṇi prārabhanta ca kampituḥ||

Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
15

एकाe·kā छायाchā·yā तदानीन्तुtadānīntu प्रासपत्prāsapat सम्मखेनsammakhena मेme। तेनte·na रामाद्िताrāmāditā जातेjā·te मामकीनःmāmakīnaḥ कलेवरःkalevaraḥ।।

ekā chāyā tadānīntu prāsapat sammakhena me| tena rāmāditā jāte māmakīnaḥ kalevaraḥ||

Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
16

तस्याःtas·yāḥ समुख्यितायाsamukhyitāyā नna स्पष्टspaṣṭa दृष्टाdṛṣ·ṭā मयाछातिःmayāchātiḥ अतिष्त्atiṣt प्रतिमेकाpratimekā हिhi ममma·ma लोचनयोःlocanayoḥ पुरंpu·raṃ। पश्ान्मन्दसवोाpaśānmandasavoā जाताjā·tā वागिवयच्चvāgivayacca खताkhatā मयाma·yā।।
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tasyāḥ samukhyitāyā na spaṣṭa dṛṣṭā mayāchātiḥ atiṣt pratimekā hi mama locanayoḥ puraṃ| paśānmandasavoā jātā vāgivayacca khatā mayā||

It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
17

इंख्रस्यiṃkhrasya समन्तंsamantaṃ किंkiṃ मानवःmā·na·vaḥ पुखवान्pukhavān भवेत्bha·vet। च्पयवाcpayavā किंkiṃ पवित्रःpa·vit·raḥ स्यात्syāt म्यःmyaḥ खखद्युरन्तिकेkhakhadyurantike
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iṃkhrasya samantaṃ kiṃ mānavaḥ pukhavān bhavet| cpayavā kiṃ pavitraḥ syāt myaḥ khakhadyurantike

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18

पश्यpaś·ya खकीयदासेषुkhakīyadāseṣu सsa विश्ासंviśāsaṃ करोतिka·ro·ti नna।
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paśya khakīyadāseṣu sa viśāsaṃ karoti na|

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
19

तदंtadaṃ गृत्पिण्डजातेषुgṛtpiṇḍajāteṣu गेद्ेषुgedeṣu प्रवसन्तिpra·va·san·ti येye। धूलिनिम्मिंतdhūlinimmiṃta मूत्तीmūttī स्तान्stān प्रतिpra·ti किki नna करिष्यतिka·riṣ·ya·ti। सर्व्वsar·va तेte चुशेयिष्यन्तेcuśeyiṣyante कौटेभ्योkauṭebhyo ऽपिpi पराङ्ुखाःparāṅukhāḥ

tadaṃ gṛtpiṇḍajāteṣu gedeṣu pravasanti ye| dhūlinimmiṃta mūttī stān prati ki na kariṣyati| sarvva te cuśeyiṣyante kauṭebhyo 'pi parāṅukhāḥ

How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
20

प्रभातसाययोprabhātasāyayo मध्येmadh·ye गमिष्यन्तिga·miṣ·yan·ti निपातनंnipātanaṃ। चिन्ताcin·tā तत्रtat·ra नna कस्यापिkas·yā·pi तेte नडच्यन्तिnaḍacyanti निरन्तरंni·ran·ta·raṃ तेघामुत्तमताteghāmuttamatā किंkiṃ नna तेte:

prabhātasāyayo madhye gamiṣyanti nipātanaṃ| cintā tatra na kasyāpi te naḍacyanti nirantaraṃ teghāmuttamatā kiṃ na te:

They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21

सक्ापगमिव्यतिsakāpagamivyati। गन्तव्यःgan·tav·yaḥ परpara लोlo कस्तेरkastera प्लानत्वदplānatvada शोśo कुku लोlo!। अa

sakāpagamivyati| gantavyaḥ para lo kastera plānatvada śo ku lo!| a

Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.